Senators Seek Roosevelt Backing for Postwar Resolution
A group of Senators said they would press President Roosevelt for direct support of a postwar resolution to mobilize international military help to halt aggression. The plan by Hatch Ball Burton and Hill seeks UN-led postwar cooperation while avoiding detailed commitments, aiming for a fundamental, noncontroversial principle.
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Washington
Senate
Roosevelt
Hatch
D.-N.m
Hull
Hill
D-Ala
Burton
R-O
Ball
R-Minn
State Department
United Nations
New Mexico
Berlin Knitting Club Meets With Mrs Edna Corbin
Berlin knitters plan a meeting on Wednesday August 11 with Mrs Edna Corbin. Ronnie Castagnier returns from a visit to his father Corp Ern est Castagnier and grandparents Mr and Mrs Antoine Castagnier of Watertown. Donald Deyo formerly of Berlin has joined the Coast Guards and is stationed at Manhattan Beach, son of Mr and Mrs Melvin Deyw.
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Knitting Club
Edna Corbin
Ronnie Castagnier
Corp
Ernest Castagnier
Antoine Castagnier
Watertown
Donald Deyo
Watervliet
Berlin
Coast Guards
Manhattan Beach
Melvin Deyw
Four States Pass Waste Fats Quotas In May
In May four states exceeded quotas for collecting waste kitchen fats. Nevada led at 154 percent, followed by South Dakota 121 percent, Utah 103 percent, and Florida 101 percent, reflecting strong participation in the program.
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Washington
INS
Nevada
South Dakota
Utah
Florida
Repair Crew Are Unsung Air Heroes
In Australia, Maj. James A. Culbertson recalls the vital work of U S Army Air Service repair squads. They toil from dawn to night to salvage wrecked planes, sometimes patching 3,000 holes on a single aircraft and scraping salvage missions across jungle routes to keep fighters and other Allied planes in the air.
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Sacramento
Air Service
James A. Culbertson
Point Darwin
Australia
McClellan Field
Army
Culbertson
Darwin
James Braslow
Allegheny College
Oklahoma University
Higgins Wins Metal C-46 Contract After Wooden Planes
The War Department cancelled Higgins wooden C-76 Caravans and quickly awarded a new order for metal C-46 Commandos. Production shifts aim to avoid worker downtime with Curtiss-Wright at Louisville and Higgins both pledging increased employment. The move seeks to reemploy displaced workers through War Manpower Commission coordination.
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Washington
War Department
Andrew J. Higgins
Higgins
Maritime Commission
Curtiss- Wright Co
Lawsville
Army
Curtiss-Wright
Wiggins
G. W. Vaughan
Louisville
New Orleans
War Manpower Commission
Johnsonville and area social notes fade into Lake George visit
Johnsonville couples and service members are listed visiting relatives and on leave at various homes. Notables include Earl Johnston, Marilyn Herrington at Eagle Bridge, Pvt Charles Castle on furlough, Ensign David Oliver on leave, the Speanburgs, the Morgans, and William Furlong's officer candidate school graduation in Miami with duty in Columbus. The Woman's Society of Christian Service holds an all day meeting at Grace Methodist Church with noon luncheon. Mrs Leroy Seaman was guest of honor at a Saturday party with games and a buffet. Melbourne reports Australia sets up sweet corn canning for U S soldiers and raises vegetable acreage by 160 percent.
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Earl Johnston
Lake George
Marilyn Herrington
Grant Sweet
Eagle Bridge
Charles Castle
David Oliver
U. S. Maritime Service
Augustus Oliver
Duane Speanburg
Valley Falls
Harl Speanburg
Clayton Morgan
Denton
Mass
Walter Morgan
Pierpont Morgan
Camp urcCain
Morgan
Woman's Society of Christian Service of Grace Methodist Church
John Furlong
William Furlong
Miami
Flo
Columbus
Ohio
Leroy Seaman
Worman Cushing
Seaman
Floyd Kipp
Mark Sweeney
Goebbels Shifts Tone in Luftwaffe Propaganda
News analysis contrasts Goebbels messages in 1940 and 1943 as Allied bombing of Germany and Ruhr shifts the narrative. It notes his “apt alliteration” against air raids, Churchill’s leadership in wrecked London, and German broadcasts portraying retaliation while countering Allied raids with selective claims and sympathy tactics.
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London
INL
R. A F
Britain
the Ruhr
Joseph Goebbels
Germany
England
Winston Churchill
Ruhr
Fuehrer
Nazis Strive to Patch Railways Amid War Strain
German transport leaders push locomotive production and repairs as Ruhr output dwindles. Allies prepare to exploit railway strain. BBC warns French workers to halt trains. Railway commandos train in Britain to control essential duties. Germany faces labor shortages and limited modernized engine production while occupying nations' stock is controlled.
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London
NNL
Europe
Ruhr
BBC
Royal Engineers
Germany
Two Cohoes Boys Held For A Bicycle Thefts
Police detained two 14 year old boys in Cohoes believed to have solved most bicycle thefts. Chief Joseph Garrett said the youths, in parental custody, will be arraigned in Children’s Court. Investigators traced stolen cycles to garages and sheds. many bikes were brought to Police Headquarters for owners to identify. Investigations may implicate more juveniles and continue to clear the case. Aviation Cadet Michael J. Slater from Cohoes has graduated and will transfer to a basic school after training at Avon Park Florida and Maxwell Field Alabama.
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Cohoes
Joseph R. Garrett
Garrett
Children’s Court
Martin Donovan
Michael J. Slater
61St
Avon Park
Fila
Maxwell Field
Ala
De Gaulle and Giraud pledge mutual aid and unity
Gen Charles De Gaulle and Gen Henri Giraud pledged to aid each other and work for France’s liberation in public letters. Their exchange followed the unification of French forces and De Gaulle ordered the fighting French to accept Giraud as commander in chief. Growing U.S. delays in recognizing the French provisional government sparked impatience.
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Algiers
Charles de Gaulle
Henri Giraud
France
de Gaulle
Giraud
United States
Planes and Heroes Rise in Youth Reading List
War minded youths favor model planes submarines and naval subjects as well as nursing biographies. First graders shift from Mother Goose to Fighting Ships of the U S Navy while older children seek Goethals Panama Canal and William Gorgas life stories and contemporary public leaders shaping postwar planning.
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St Lows
U. S. Navy
Annapolis
Goethals
Panama Canal
Wiliam Gorgas
Complete Plans For Card Party
Committees for the desert card party by the Rensselaer County Women's Republican Club reported full plans at a Hendrick Hudson final meeting. The event is Saturday at 2 pm at the Wiley home on Eaton Road. Nellie Kraus is general chairman with Nellie D. Founks as cochairman. Card games, dessert, and music by Eugene Wagar and Lee Geesier are planned.
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Rensselaer County Women's Republican Club
Hendrick Hudson
Earle J. Wiley
Eaton Road
Nellie Kraus
Nellie D. Founks
Cochairman
Eugene Wagar
Lee Geesier
Stephentown Guest Inez Corcelius Visits Jamestown Host
Miss Inez Corcelius of Stephentown is a guest of Miss Mildred Holcombe of Jamestown during a social visit.
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Inez Corcelius
Jamestown
Mildred Holcombe
Smallest Cohoes Draft Group Left Yesterday
A four man draft contingent, the smallest yet from Cohoes, departed for Army service after a brief farewell at Selective Service Board 345 in City Hall. The group includes William N. Flatley, Hugh F. Nicholson, Edward L. Bream, and Vasia W. Holden.
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Cohoes
Selective Service Board No
William N. Flatley
Hugh FP. Nicholson
Edward L Bream
Vasia W. Holden
Mt Union
Angus D. JacAffer
Earl Co. Fryer
St. James
Cohoes City Creates Gas Group For Supplemental Vehicle Use
Mayor Rudolph I. Roulier appoints a Municipal Transportation Committee to review applications from city employees for extra gasoline on official business. Members include Earl McDermott William Marra and Dr F Herrick Conners. Approvals precede submission to the War Price and Rationing Board to address routine private car use for city work. Obituary notes James McClelland dies at home after illness. Aviation Cadet Edward C Carr returns to duty at Pittsburg University after funeral.
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G Municipal Transportation Committee
Rudolph I. Roulier
Earl McDermott
Public Safety
Wiliam Marra
Water Bureau
Department of Public Works
F. Herrick Conners
Cohoes
James McClelland
Helen Bisner
Mangam Street
Wappinger Falls
St. John’s Episcopal Church
Waterford Rural Cemetery
Edward C. Carr
Pittsburgh University
Charles A. Corr
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